Positive clinical risk factors predict a high rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in emergency department patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 988-991

  Wakatake, Haruaki ^a   Fujitani, Shigeki ^a   Kodama, Takamitsu ^a   Kawamoto, Eiji ^a   Yamada, Hiroyuki ^a   Yanai, MacHi ^a   Morisawa, Kenichiro ^a   Takemura, Hiromu ^b   Lefor, Alan T ^c   Taira, Yasuhiko ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Department of Microbiology ^*  (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870448180     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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